A Clinical and statistical. study on 1, 914 women and their 1, 952 new born babies has been carried out with specific reference to groups of women who had received and not received antenatal cares. These 1, 914 women had been admitted and delivered their babies at the Seoul National University Hospital during. the period from April 1, 1964 to March 31, 1966, Out of these 1, 914 women, 927 had received antenatal care and .987 had not received.
The number of delivery at Seoul National University Hospital and the rate of receiving antenatal care showed, somewhat increasing tendency during the period, and it has been disclosed that the duration of hospitalization was shorter in the antenatal group compared with these who had not recei-ved antenatal care.
The incidence of obstetrical complications, prenatal and neonatal mortality and still birth rate were remarkably lower in the antenatal group than in non-cared group. Also, the incidence of premature birth and premature death rate showed same tendency. The average homoglobin level during labor was in better condition in the antenatal group than in non-cared group.
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